Catch of the day - Whitby draws in the foodies.

North Yorkshire is home to some of Britain's best scenery, and in Whitby home to some of its finest seafood. Nick Harman takes the train North for a non carbon footprint break

Is anything what it seems in Whitby? Harry Collet, the man in dread Victorian hat and cape who has just led us round on an informative, dark and spooky Dracula trip, reveals himself to be also the Chairman of the Whitby & District Tourism Association. He tells us this over a pint of local bitter in Whitby’s oldest and most charming pub The Black Horse. The pub is owned by Bill Rae who, it turns out, is also the owner of The Whitby Catch, a forward-looking fishmongers situated right on the quay where the boats come in. He sells his fish to, amongst others, the excellent Green’s Restaurant where Emma Green the manageress, and co-owner with her chef-husband, is also a highly accomplishedwillow sculptor, with commissions from Prince Charles, among others, to her name. Honestly, this place makes your head spin.